Removable heel



Sept. 29, 1931. M. P'UDIN 1,825,202

1 REMOVABLE l HEEL Filed Dec. 14, 1929 Patented VSept. 29, 1931'('Jliu'rrn STATES vPA'lfzlsrr OFFICE *r MARTIN PUDIN, OF COPLAY,PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNR- F FOTY `llE-llil. CENT '."LOy JOHN HABERERN, 0FCOPLAY, llENNSYLVANIA` REMOVABLE HEEL 'Y Application led December 14,1929. Serial No. 414,128.

The present invention relates to shoe constructions and moreparticularly to a detachable heel which may be readily applied on ashoe.

An object of this invention is to provide a removable heel member which,when in ap plied position, will be firmly and securely held on the heelof the shoe.

Another object of this invention is to provide a removable heel memberwhich, when worn out, may be readily replaced by a new heel thusobviating the necessity of nailing a new heel to the shoe.

A further object of this invention is to provide an attachment which isadapted to take the place of the present heel structure of the shoe, andon which may be removably mounted a heel member which is adapted to besecurely locked or clamped in position on the shoe.

The above and various other objects and advantages of this inventionwill in part be described in and in part be understood from thefollowing detailed description of the present preferred embodiment, thesame being illustrated in the, accompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 isa longitudinal section taken substantially through the center' of adevice constructed according to the preferred embodiment of thisinvention; Y

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the anchoring member;

Figure 3 is a front end elevation of the body member having theanchoring plate mounted thereon; and

Figure 4 is a detail top plan view of the removable heel.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals of reference designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 10designates generally a removable heel member which is adapted to bemounted on a shoe and worn in the conventional manner. The heel portion11 of a conventional shoe is preferably constructed of leather or thelike, and is provided with a plurality of recesses 12 which are adaptedto ext-end up- 50 wardly into the body of the heel and are pro'- vided"with elongated forward end portions 13. Y

A plate member 14 which may be constructed of metal or the like, isadapted to be mounted on the heel portion 11 and is provided with aplurality of openings 15 which are adapted to register with the recessesl2 in the heel portion 11 and are similarly provided with restrictedforwardly extending openings 16. The plate member 14 is adapted to besecured or mounted on theheel mem- I ber 11 by a plurality of rivets 17or the like which may be spacedly disposed about the surface of theplate. The plate member 14 may also be provided with a plurality ofannular openings 18 spaced about the surface of the plate through whicha plurality of conventional nails or heel securing members 19 areadapted to extend for fixedly holding the stationary or fixed heelportion 11 together with the anchor plate 14 on the rear portion of theshoe. The plate member 14 is provided with a removable heel securingmember 20 which is pivotally mounted on the plate 14 by a headed pivotmember 21 or the The removable heel member 10 is provided with apluralityV of upstanding headed pins 22 which arespacedly positionedabout the upper face portion thereof and which are 'adapted to removablyengage the openings 15 and the recesses 12 in the stationary or fixedheel portion of the device.

The bodyportion 23 of the pin members 22 are adapted to engage therestricted openings 16 in the plate member 14, the enlarged headedportions 22 being interposed between the upper surface of the plate`14and the body portion 11. The anchoring or locking member 2() is providedwith a notch 24 spaced inwardly from the outer lend thereof which isadaptedlto engage about the reduced portion 23 of one of the pin members22 in the removableheel 10. The plate 14 is preferably provided with anupstanding locking or securing. lug member 25 which is provided with aslotted recess or the like 26 and similarly the anchoring or lockingmember 2O is provided with aslotted portion 27 which is adapted toregister with the slotted portion 26 for securely holding the anchoringmember 20 in locked position.

In the use of this device, the fixed heel member 11 is adapted to bemounted on the heel of the shoe taking the place ot the conventionalheel structure at present in use, the brads or nails 19 securely holdingthe body member 11, together with the anchoring plate lt on the heelportion of the shoe. The anchoring or securing member 2O may be swungoutwardly so that the removable heel member may be mounted thereon, theenlarged headed portions ot the pins 22 extending into the openings 15of the plate and the recesses 12 in the body portion of the heel. Theheel 10 may then be pushed forwardly so that the reduced portions of thepin will engage in the restricted slots 16 of the anchoring plate 14,wheref. upon the anchoring member 2O may be swung on the pivot 21 sothat the slotted portion 2awill engage about one ot the pin members 22.It is of course understood that the free end of the anchoring member 22extends forwardly of the heel so that when the heel is used in theconventional manner, the anchoring or securing member will not bedisturbed.

It desired, the forward end of the anchoring member 2O together with thesecuring lug 25 may be positioned spaced rearwardly of the forward endof the shoe and a slight recess formed in the heel so as tosubstantially countersink the tree end of the locking member 20 in orderthat the locking member 2O will not accidently release the removableheel member l0.

It is, ot course, understood that various changes and modifications maybe made in the details of construction and design of the abovespecifically described embodiment or" this invention and that the devicemay be constructed in various sizes to conform to the various heelstructures at present in use, such changes and modifications beingrestricted only by the scope of the following claim I.Vhat is claimed isA removable heel for a shoe comprising an upper heel plate, means formounting the plate on a shoe, said plate having a plurality of elongatedslots therethrough terminating at one end in an enlarged opening, saidplate having a depending horizontally slottedy lug on the inner edgethereof intermediate each side, a lower plate, a heel member, means forsecuring said lower plate to said member, said secu ing means includingrivets having enlarged heads adapted to engage in said slots of saidupper plate, and a locking bar pivotally mounted on said upper plate,said bar having a. pair ot notches intermediate its ends, one ot saidnotches. receiving the head of one ot' said rivets and the other of saidnotches receiving said lug, the sides of said bar inwardly of said othernotch frictionally engaging signature.

MARTIN PUDIN.

